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Easy English Texts

79 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

This podcast is for people taking early steps in the English language. I will be reading: popular nursery rhymes, Poems, and short stories. Since beginning ESL students are not regularly exposed to English literature, I hope that you enjoy reading and listening to these beautiful writings and learn something new!

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# 75 – An American singer-songwriter

June 22, 2022 03:08 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MB

# 75 – An American singer-songwriter Neil Leslie Diamond- is an American singer-songwriter, born in 1941, he is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. For his 16th birthday, he got as a gift, his first guitar and started to take lessons, and almost immediately began to write songs. He said that his attraction to songwriting was the "first real interest" he had growing up, while also helped him release his youthful frustrations. N...

# 74 - CICERO

June 16, 2022 22:55 - 4 minutes - 6.81 MB

Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in 106 BC in a small municipality of Arpinum, 100 kilometers from Rome – He was assassinated in 43 BC, in Rome, at the age of 63. His mother was a housewife, and his father was a well-to-do member of the equestrian order, a wealthy landowner who possessed good connections in Rome. Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and philosopher. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greates...

# 73 - PARKISONS

June 16, 2022 20:20 - 4 minutes - 5.78 MB

PARKISONS  DISEASE Parkinson’s is a progressive, degenerative disease that affects nervous system function, according to the Mayo Clinic. The nerve cells in the brain, called neurons, progressively malfunction, or die off. This, in turn, prevents the brain from producing enough dopamine, a chemical that acts as a messenger for brain signal that control movement, coordination and other key functions. Parkinson’s is most seen in adults older than 50 and is more frequent in men than women. ...

# 72 - HINDUISM

March 09, 2022 00:59 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MB

Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs. It is believed that Hinduism started between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C., but many Hindus argue that their faith is timeless and has always existed. Hinduism accepts many different religious ideas, most of the people that follow Hinduism believe that there are many paths to reach their god; even though, they worship a single deity known as Brahman, and have many sects, they still respect other gods...

# 71- Don McLean- American Pie ll

January 21, 2022 00:35 - 17 minutes - 20.2 MB

A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died So bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but...

# 70- Don McLean- American Pie l

January 21, 2022 00:26 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MB

Don McLean was Born October 2, 1945. He is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie" McLean's original recording was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." To mark the 50th anniversary of the song, McLean is scheduled to perform a 35-date tour through Europe, starting in Wales and ending in Austria, in 2022. Don McLean said that he wrote t...

# 69- The story of Ruth part 4 (Old Testament)

January 11, 2022 00:33 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB

When she got back to the town, she came to her mother-in-law, who asked, “How is it you my daughter ?” She told her all that the man had done for her; and she added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying to me, “Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty handed.” And Naomi said stay here, daughter, till you learn how the matter turns out. For the men will not rest but will settle the matter today.” Meanwhile, Boaz  had gone to the gate and sat down there. And now the redeemer wh...

# 68- The story of Ruth part 3 (Old Testament)

January 11, 2022 00:32 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MB

She gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned and carry it back with her to the town. When her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned, and when she also took out and gave her what she had left over after eating her fill, her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? where did you work? blessed be he who took such generous notice of you!” So, she told her mother-in-law whom she had worked with, saying, “The name of the man with whom I work today is...

# 67- The story of Ruth part 2 (Old Testament)

January 11, 2022 00:30 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MB

When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole city buzzed with excitement over them. The women said, “can this be Naomi?” “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. call me Mara, (Mara means bitter) for GOD made my life very bitter. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. How can you call me Naomi, when the Lord has dealt harshly with me, when God has brought misfortune upon me!” Thus, Naomi returns from the country of Moab; she returned with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabite. th...

# 66- The story of Ruth part 1 (Old Testament)

January 11, 2022 00:27 - 5 minutes - 5.27 MB

# 66- The story of Ruth part 1 (Old Testament) Ruth is a story from the Old Testament In the days when the Chieftains ruled . Chieftains ( were the heads of the tribes of an area  in Bethlehem - called Judah – Judah is the 4TH son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Leah) There was a famine in the land and a man of Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons went to reside in the country of Moab. (Moab was an ancient city in Jordan near by the dead sea; the Moabites believed in many dif...

# 65 - Saint Thomas Aquinas

December 06, 2021 06:46 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MB

Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 and died in 1274, he was canonized by Pope John XXII in 1323 and became Saint Thomas Aquinas. Saint Thomas was from Roccasecca near Naples-Italy. He was the seventh and youngest child of a wealth and very influential family. Against the wishes of his family at the age of nineteen, Thomas decided to join the Dominican Order, which had been founded only about 30 years earlier: the members of the new order were inspired to develop a "mixed" spirituality. The or...

#64- Jack London

June 29, 2021 01:58 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MB

Jack London Jack London is known as a writer, journalist and a proud socialist. He was born - John Griffith Chaney, on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco California, in the United States. He died November 22 1916, in Glen Ellen, California. He grew up in a working-class area in the city of Oakland, California. While very young, he observed the inequalities in American society and the struggles of the poor. He was internationally famous for his books -The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea W...

#63- Paul Frederic Simon, You can call me Al

February 25, 2021 05:30 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MB

Paul Frederic Simon was born on October 13, 1941.He is a Singer-songwriter and an iconic figure in American rock music. As a singer-songwriter known for his cerebral composition, it is not a surprise that Simon's mother, Belle, was an English teacher and his father, Louis, was both a teacher and a bandleader. Paul Simon is also known for his work as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, and for his long-running success as a solo artist. In 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by Sou...

#62- News Year's Celebrations,Robert Burns

December 29, 2020 00:14 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MB

Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns Most English-speakers on New Year’s Eve sing a song called "Auld Lang Syne" which is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in 1796. Burns transcribed it (and made some refinements to the lyrics) after he heard it sung by an old man in Scotland, Burns’ homeland. It is often said that "Auld Lang Syne" is one of the most popular songs that nobody knows the lyrics to. "Auld Lang Syne" literally translates as "old long since" and ...

#61- The Twelve Days of Christmas 2

December 09, 2020 00:49 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MB

1- On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A Partridge in a Pear Tree 2- On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree 3- On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 3 French Hens 2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree 4- On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 4 Calling Birds 3 French Hens 2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree 5- On the fifth day of Christmas ...

#60- The Twelve Days of Christmas 1

December 09, 2020 00:42 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB

The Twelve Days of Christmas is a song that was written during the Puritan Movement in England. During the years 1558-1829 Catholics were not allowed to practice their faith. The song has two meanings. The first is the literal meaning of each verse of the song and the second is the subtle translation that was known to those of the Catholic faith. The Twelve Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day, December 25th. The twelfth day ends at midnight on January 5th of each year. The Holy Day of ...

#59- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo-part 5

November 02, 2020 01:50 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MB

Musical adaptation les Meserables by Vitor Hugo DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING Do you hear the people sing Sing the song of angry men It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes! Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight That will give you the right ...

#58- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo-part 4 Cosette+Marius

November 02, 2020 01:48 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

COSETTE-  becomes a beautiful young woman and she meets Marius they  fall in love , however, Eponine, who is one of the daughters of the Thernardiers , also loves Marius, in the end Marius stay with Cosette. [Cosette thinks] How strange This feeling that my life's begun at last.-This change,-Can people really fall in love so fast?-What's the matter with you, Cosette?-Have you been too much on your own?-So many things unclear,-So many things unknown.-in my life-There are so many questions ...

#57- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo-part 3

November 02, 2020 01:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

THE THÉNARDIERS THE THÉNARDIERS- represent the lawless subculture of society. they own an Inn and cheat their customers. The novel portrays them as brutal and abusive figures; some adaptation transform them into buffoonish characters, to provide comic relief from the generally more serious tone of the story. Master of the house- at the Montfermeil inn [Mr.Thenardier:] Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town-As for the rest, all of them crooks: Rooking the...

#56- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo- part 2 Cosette

November 02, 2020 01:03 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MB

Cosette- The daughter of Fantine. After Fantine dies, from approximately the age of three to the age of eight, Cosette is beaten and forced to work for the Thénardiers.  Mrs.Thénardier spoils her own daughters and abuses Cosette.  The ex-convict Jean Valjean feels sorry for Cosette and help raise her. Cosette dreams and thoughts and reality: There is a castle on a cloud I like to go there in my sleep Aren't any floors for me to sweep Not in my castle on a cloud There is a room that's f...

#55- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo part 1

November 02, 2020 01:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

Les Misérables, is an epic and historical fiction novel by Victor Hugo, published in French in 1862. Les Misérables is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In 5 volume Victor Hugo tells a history of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption. it takes place in France in 1815, (more than two decades after the start of the French Revolution). The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Victims and The Dispossessed, the novel follows the lives and i...

#54- The Little Red Hen, part 3 - American fable

October 27, 2020 21:21 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MB

Still confident that they would surely help her some day she sang out, "Who will make the bread?" Alas for the Little Red Hen! Once more her hopes were dashed! For the Pig said, "Not I," the Cat said, "Not I," the Rat said, "Not I." So the Little Red Hen said once more, "I will then," and she did. Feeling that she might have known all the time that she would have to do it all herself, she went and put on a fresh apron and spotless cook's cap. First of all she set the dough, as was proper...

#54- The Little Red Hen, part 2 - American fable

October 27, 2020 21:21 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MB

Still confident that they would surely help her some day she sang out, "Who will make the bread?" Alas for the Little Red Hen! Once more her hopes were dashed! For the Pig said, "Not I," the Cat said, "Not I," the Rat said, "Not I." So the Little Red Hen said once more, "I will then," and she did. Feeling that she might have known all the time that she would have to do it all herself, she went and put on a fresh apron and spotless cook's cap. First of all she set the dough, as was proper...

#53- The Little Red Hen, part 2 - American fable

October 27, 2020 21:20 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MB

She got the sickle from among the farmer's tools in the barn and proceeded to cut off all of the big plant of Wheat. On the ground lay the nicely cut Wheat, ready to be gathered and threshed, but the newest and yellowest and downiest of Mrs. Hen's chicks set up a "peep-peep-peeping" in their most vigorous fashion, proclaiming to the world at large, but most particularly to their mother, that she was neglecting them. Poor Little Red Hen! She felt quite bewildered and hardly knew where to t...

#52- The Little Red Hen,part 1 - American fable

October 27, 2020 21:18 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MB

A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-picketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms. She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children. As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies. When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit. A busy little body was she! A cat usually napped ...

#51- The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln

October 01, 2020 04:50 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MB

Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In the United States this speech in thought in elementary school. (Elementary school is after kindergarten; from first (1st) grade through fifth (5th) or sixth (6th) grade depending on the school system.) The children must memorize The Gettysburg...

#50- Two Nights at Neempani, Arnaba Saha

September 17, 2020 21:10 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MB

I drove all night and did not stop till I reached Neempani. I know the name is strange but the place was too familiar to me. First time I came here was with Sonal. The night was surreal. It was our first date and I drove 55 kms from Betul, just to give us a chance to know each other without any interference. Call it bizarre or just unusual; the date was arranged by our parents. Not completely though. They decided the date and time and I was supposed to take her some place nearby but eventua...

#49- The Great Feast, Laura E. Richards

September 16, 2020 22:14 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MB

ONCE the Play Angel came into a nursery where four little children sat on the floor with sad and troubled faces. “What is the matter, dears?” asked the Play Angel. “We wanted to have a grand feast!” said the child whose nursery it was. “Yes, that would be delightful!” said the Play Angel. “But there is only one cookie!” said the child whose nursery it was. “And it is a very small cookie!” said the child who was a cousin, and therefore felt a right to speak. “Not big enough for myself!...

#48- Androclus and the Lion, James Baldwin

September 15, 2020 23:31 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MB

In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master was a cruel man, and so unkind to him that at last Androclus ran away. He hid himself in a wild wood for many days; but there was no food to be found, and he grew so weak and sick that he thought he should die. So, one day he crept into a cave and lay down, and soon he was fast asleep. After a while, a great noise woke him up. A lion had come into the cave and was roaring loudly. Androclus was very much afraid, for he...

#47- What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

September 12, 2020 01:51 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MB

I see trees of green Red roses too I see them bloom For me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world I see skies of blue And clouds of white The bright blessed day The dark sacred night And I think to myself What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow So pretty in the sky Are also on the faces Of people going by I see friends shaking hands Saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying "I love you" I hear babies cry I watch them grow They'll learn much m...

#46- Who was, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

September 05, 2020 23:51 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MB

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on Jan 29, 1860, he was a Russian physician and supreme short story writer and playwright. He was the third of six children. His father was a grocer, painter and religious fanatic with a mercurial temperament who "thrashed" his children and was likely emotionally abusive to his wife. Chekhov, like Dickens, was no stranger to financial hardship, and in 1875 his father took the family and fled to Moscow to escape creditors. Chekhov stayed behind for three more...

#45- A Story Without A Title, Anton Chekhov-part 3

August 28, 2020 04:09 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MB

At last he came out. Gathering all the monks around him, with a tear-stained face and with an expression of grief and indignation, he began telling them of what had befallen him during those three months. His voice was calm and his eyes were smiling while he described his journey from the monastery to the town. On the road, he told them, the birds sang to him, the brooks gurgled, and sweet youthful hopes agitated his soul; he marched on and felt like a soldier going to battle and confident ...

#44- A Story Without A Title, Anton Chekhov-part 2

August 28, 2020 04:06 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MB

Dozens of years passed by, and every day was like every other day, every night was like every other night. Except the birds and the wild beasts, not one soul appeared near the monastery. The nearest human habitation was far away, and to reach it from the monastery, or to reach the monastery from it, meant a journey of over seventy miles across the desert. Only men who despised life, who had renounced it, and who came to the monastery as to the grave, ventured to cross the desert. What was ...

#43- A Story Without A Title, Anton Chekhov-part 1

August 28, 2020 04:05 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MB

IN the fifth century, just as now, the sun rose every morning and every evening retired to rest. In the morning, when the first rays kissed the dew, the earth revived, the air was filled with the sounds of rapture and hope; while in the evening the same earth subsided into silence and plunged into gloomy darkness. One day was like another, one night like another. From time to time a storm-cloud raced up and there was the angry rumble of thunder, or a negligent star fell out of the sky, or a...

#42-Aubrey, David Gates - Bread

August 27, 2020 04:47 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MB

And Aubrey was her name, A not so very ordinary girl or name But who's to blame? For a love that wouldn't bloom For the hearts that never played in tune Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing, Take away the words that rhyme it doesn't mean a thing And Aubrey was her name We tripped the light and danced together to the moon, But where was June? No, it never came around If it did, it never made a sound, Maybe I was absent or was listening to fast, Catching all the words, but ...

#041- Five Little Pigs, Joseph Martin Kronheim - part 2

August 27, 2020 00:29 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MB

The Little Pig who had Roast Beef. This little pig was a very good and careful fellow. He gave his mother scarcely any trouble, and always took a pleasure in doing all she bade him. Here you see him sitting down with clean hands and face, to some nice roast beef, while his brother, the idle pig, who is standing on a stool in the corner, with the dunce's cap on, has none. He sat down and quietly learned his lesson, and asked his mother to hear him repeat it. And this he did so well that Mrs...

#040- Five Little Pigs, Joseph Martin Kronheim - part 1

August 27, 2020 00:27 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MB

This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef This little piggy had none, And this little piggy cried wee wee wee all the way home. The Little Pig who Went to Market. There was once a family of Five Little Pigs, and Mrs. Pig, their mother, loved them all very dearly. Some of these little pigs were very good and took a great deal of trouble to please her. The eldest pig was so active and useful that he was called Mr. Pig. One day he w...

#039- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter - part 2

August 26, 2020 02:57 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MB

He went back towards the tool-shed, but suddenly, quite close to him, he heard the noise of a hoe— scratch, scratch, scratch, Peter scattered underneath the bushes. But presently, as nothing happened, he came out, and climbed upon a wheelbarrow, and peeped over. The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions. His back was turned towards Peter, and beyond him was the gate! Peter sat down to rest; he was out of breath and trembling with fright, and he had not the least idea which way t...

#038- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter part 1

August 26, 2020 02:56 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MB

ONCE upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were— Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sandbank, underneath the root of a big fir tree. "Now, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor." "Now run along, and don't get into mischief. I am going out." Then old Mrs. Rabbit took...

#037- I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. part 3

August 18, 2020 23:27 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MB

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice (Yeah), sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor ha...

#036- I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. part 2

August 18, 2020 23:21 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MB

1963 is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm thresh...

#035- I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. part 1

August 18, 2020 23:19 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MB

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic speech, titled I Have a Dream, on August 28, 1963- from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. at the event of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I will be reading the speech of Martin Luther King Junior, as it was written and read by Martin Luther king Jr. on August 28, 1963. However, you as a English learner should know that, In the United States of America today, the word  Negro is a demeaning word, it is an offensiv...

#034- Jack and the Beanstalk, English Fairy Tales

August 17, 2020 23:01 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MB

Jack and the Beanstalk English Fairy Tales Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way, he met a man who wanted to buy his cow. Jack asked, “What will you give me in return for my cow?” The man answered, “I will give you five magic beans!” Jack took the magic beans and gave the man the cow. But when he reached home, Jack’s mother was very angry. She said, “You fool! He took away y...

#033- The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse, Aesop

August 12, 2020 19:24 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MB

A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch, the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink. The Town Mouse ate very sparingly, nibbling a little of this and a little of that, and by her manner making it very plain that she ate the simple food only to be polite. After the meal, the friends had a long talk, or rather the Town Mouse talked about her life in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to...

#032-The Declaration of Independence of the USA, Thomas Jefferson Cont.

August 06, 2020 04:26 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MB

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. He has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged by our Laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:For cutting off our Trade with all Parts of...

#031-The Declaration of Independence of the USA,Thomas Jefferson

August 06, 2020 04:19 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MB

 Thomas Jefferson was its primary author, finalizing all revisions that were adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. It took almost a month for all 56 delegates to sign it. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness—-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Power...

#030- The Child's Story, Charles Dickens part 3

August 05, 2020 20:10 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB

Whenever these partings happened, the traveler looked at the gentleman, and saw him glance up at the sky above the trees, where the day was beginning to decline, and the sunset to come on. He saw, too, that his hair was turning grey. But, they never could rest long, for they had their journey to perform, and it was necessary for them to be always busy. At last, there had been so many partings that there were no children left, and only the traveler, the gentleman, and the lady, went upon the...

#029- The Child's Story, Charles Dickens part 2

August 05, 2020 20:08 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MB

Still, one day, in the midst of all these pleasures, the traveler lost the boy as he had lost the child, and, after calling to him in vain, went on upon his journey. So he went on for a little while without seeing anything, until at last he came to a young man. So, he said to the young man, "What do you do here?" And the young man said, "I am always in love. Come and love with me." Still, one day, in the midst of all these pleasures, the traveller lost the boy as he had lost the child, and,...

#028- The Child's Story, Charles Dickens part 1

August 05, 2020 20:06 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MB

Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveler, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through. Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveller, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through. He traveler along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anyt...

#027- The Army Goes Rolling Along, Edmund L. Gruber, John Philip Sousa

August 04, 2020 23:04 - 4 minutes - 4.26 MB

The Army Goes Rolling Along" The Official Song of The United States Army The current lyrics tell the story of the past, the present, and the future. The song was originally written in 1908 by field artillery First Lieutenant [later Brigadier General] Edmund L. Gruber, while stationed in the Philippines as the "Caisson Song”. In 1917 The song was transformed into a march by John Philip Sousa and renamed "The Field Artillery Song." It was adopted in 1956 as the official song of the Army a...